PHM490 Rural Pharmacy Practice (16)
Abstract| This subject holistically prepares students for rural practice taking into account the interaction of the environment, the client and the healthcare practitioner in forming the lived experience of 'rural health'. The subject examines health and pharmacy practice with special focus on the rural setting. Evidence based models of health care will be examined in a rural setting from both sociological and clinical evidence based perspectives. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Orange Campus | | Internal | Wagga Wagga Campus | Session 2 | | Internal | Orange Campus | | Internal | Wagga Wagga Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PHM490
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| Two sessions | HD/FL | School of Biomedical Sciences |
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Enrolment restrictions| Restricted to students enrolled in Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) courses |
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| Prerequisite(s) | Incompatible subject(s) |
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| PHM315 and BMS310 | PHM491 PHM492 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to understand the state of rural and remote health;
identify the factors that impact on the experience of rural health and mental health issues for rural healthcare providers;
be sensitive to issues that relate to indigenous health and mental health in rural communities;
understand the principles of research in the practice setting;
possess an ability to utilise and assess information from evidence-based medicine studies;
be able to practice in the wide range of pharmacy practice settings available in rural practice. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
1) Basic research methods
2) The state of rural health
3) The role of rural pharmacists
a) Pharmacy services in rural communities
> Clinical pharmacy in the rural hospital
> Clinical pharmacy case studies
> Principles of evidence based medicine
> In general the externships enable the students to integrate the theory and practical aspects of their study with the professional practice of pharmacy. Additionally, the rural externship allows the students to observe and participate in the provision of healthcare to rural and remote communities. This may take part outside of the pharmacy with other providers, such as mobile aboriginal healthcare teams, enabling the students to gain a unique perspective on the barriers to providing healthcare in these settings.
b) Specialised hospital practices
> Drug usage evaluation
> Aseptic and cytotoxic dispensing
> Assessing clinical research papers
c) Aged care reviews and Home Medication Reviews
d) Providing services to communities without pharmacies using tele-pharmacy, tele-medicine
e) Practices and principles of health promotion within the community pharmacy
f) Seeking multi-disciplinary collaboration
g) Mental health issues for rural healthcare providers
> Stress and burnout
> Depression
> Loneliness and isolation (?four walls syndrome?)
> Issues for partners and families
> Protective mental health practices
h) Preparing others for rural practice by mentoring and networking
4) Rural mental health issues
> The incidence of mental health problems and issues within rural communities
> Rural mental health services
> Barriers to accessing services
> Mental health first aid
> Consumer support organisations
> The role of the pharmacist
5) Indigenous Health
> Cultural issues
> Health beliefs of aboriginal people
> Health status of aboriginal communities
> Clinical case studies based on aboriginal health priority areas (cardiac, diabetes, mental health)
> Aboriginal community controlled aboriginal health services
> The role of aboriginal health workers
> Section 100 supply to remote Aboriginal Health Services
6) The influence of the rural environment and animals on health
7) There will be an externship in this subject in which the students will undertake 105 hours of work experience in a rural or remote Pharmacy. This will integrate the practise of Pharmacy with the academic content of the subject.
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Work Place Learning| This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
